Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown sat down for an interview last week to review his 18 years on Capitol Hill.

Johnson sent shockwaves around Capitol Hill when he decided to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio — a staunch NATO supporter who has aggressively pushed for U.S. aid to Ukraine — as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and replace him with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., a conservative who voted against the most recent Ukraine aid package.

Elon Musk arrives on Capitol Hill for Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump Plans to Declare National Emergency at US Border

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is swiftly breaching the traditional boundaries of presidential power as he returns to the White House, bringing to bear a lifetime of bending the limits in courthouses, boardrooms and politics to forge an expansive view of his authority.

Former Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be sworn in as the vice president on Monday as the second Trump administration officially begins. Vance was picked by Trump to be his 2024 running mate last summer.

Donald Trump has issued an executive order pardoning individuals charged in the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riots. The order grants pardon to nearly all 1,270 people convicted in connection with the attack.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

JD Vance has officially been sworn in as 50th Vice President of the United States. Vance took the oath of office just a minute before noon Monday using a family Bible dating back to his great-grandmother.

As he prepares to become the nation’s first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already a budding kingmaker in Republican politics and the presumptive heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement.

In an interview with the Ohio Statehouse News Bureau, Brown said he was proud of several accomplishments, but there are things he wishes he would have been able to get done.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is removing the GOP chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee, who was a vocal supporter of assistance for Ukraine and held other views that put him at odds with President-elect Donald Trump.

The aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires may become a fiscal nightmare for lawmakers as the new Congress attempts to address American's growing national debt.